Staff photo by Stephen LandryKyndyll Greyland shows off his therapy cat, Korbin, at the Highlands in Fitchburg on Saturday.

FITCHBURG A group of pet owners who think their furry friends might have what it takes to become a therapy animal got their chance to find out over the weekend at a program hosted by Be PAWSitive Therapy Pets and Community Education at The Highlands rehab center and nursing home on Saturday, March 17.Monday, March 19, 2018

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GARDNER – Mount Wac­h­usett Community College invites community members to attend the inauguration of the college’s third president James Vander Hooven on Wednesday, March 28.

FITCHBURG FITCHBURG – The annual St. Urho’s Day Dinner Dance was held over the weekend in honor of the Finnish saint’s efforts to save his country’s grape crop by chasing the destructive grasshoppers...

TEMPLETON Elijah Hill received his Eagle Scout badge over the weekend for his efforts in creating care packages for terminal cancer patients at Heywood Hospital.

TEMPLETON - As the Narragansett Reg­ional School District shapes up its fiscal 2019 budget, it is eyeing increases to pay for staffing for an increase in student population and for the new elementary school.

GARDNER Mount Wachusett Community College hosted a naturalization ceremony this week, which officially declared immigrants who have undergone the process of naturalization as American citizens.Thursday, March 15, 2018

ASHBURNHAM Yesterday was a day to remember a tragedy, but it was also a day I was assured that the future, America’s future, is in in the hands of some of the most thoughtful and driven young human beings I have ever encountered. The best part about good rising from misery is that these students will soon be voting.Thursday, March 15, 2018

TEMPLETON While debates roar over gun control or arming teachers and training them to deal with the uptick in school massacres, students from Narragansett Regional High School on Wednesday, March 14, organized to memorialize the victims of last month’s school shooting in Florida, and to send a message of positivity and support.Thursday, March 15, 2018

WORCESTER — Monty Tech head coach Scott Malboeuf readily admitted after Thursday night’s loss to Maynard in the Central Mass. Division 4 semifinals that he really didn’t expect his group of underclassmen to be playing at WPI.Friday, March 9, 2018

Answer this question in your mind and heart this morning. Think of no one else but you. Are you a Christian? That is the most important question that you could ever ask and answer about yourself. For whether you are a true Christian will determine your eternal destination. Eternity is not that far off. Life is short, but eternity is very long. Eternity is of infinite duration.Saturday, March 17, 2018

With February behind us, and the March snow upon us, I would like to share some information about what Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School can provide its students, and how we prepare our students to be ready for their next chapter upon graduating from high school.Friday, March 16, 2018

Time is a fascinating entity. According to WikiPedia, “Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future.”Saturday, March 10, 2018

GARDNER — Mount Wachusett Community College student Cri­sten Comptois has been recognized for her dedication and commitment to serving others by being named one of Campus Compact’s nat­ional 2018 Newman Civic Fell­ows Award winners.Friday, March 9, 2018

What kind of lifestyle do you hope to have in retirement? Do you have a strategy to get there? If you don’t have confidence in your plan, it may be time to engage a financial professional. But how do you choose the one who’s right for you?Tuesday, March 6, 2018

FITCHBURG ­­­— The Uni­ted Way Youth Venture program of North Central Mass­achusetts will be celebrating student projects at their third annual UWYV Spring Sho­wcase event at Great Wolf Lodge in Fitc­hburg on March 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.Friday, February 23, 2018